ARMY SBIR

https://www.armysbir.army.mil/default.aspx
Phone: (703) 399-2049 E-mail: army.sbir@us.army.mil Mailing Address: Army SBIR 3071 ABERDEEN BOULEVARD ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND 21005-5201

OUR MISSION
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs allow small, high-tech U.S. businesses (less than 500 employees) and academia the opportunity to provide innovative research and development solutions in response to critical Army needs. By capturing the tremendous and agile talents of the U.S. small business community, the SBIR and STTR programs benefit the Department of Defense (DoD), the private sector, and our national economy. This portal provides all the information necessary to participate in these programs.

SBIR PROGRAM
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a Congressionally-mandated program which was established in 1982 (with subsequent reauthorizations in 1986, 1992, and 2000 until 2008) to increase the participation of small businesses in federal research and development (R & D). The goal of the dual-use SBIR program is to tap into the innovativeness and creativity of the small business community to help meet government R & D objectives. At the same time, these small companies develop technologies, products, and services which they can then commercialize through sales in the private sector or back to the government.

Each participating government agency with an extramural R & D budget of at least $100M must reserve 2.5% of its extramural R & D budget for competitively selected SBIR awards to small businesses. The Army participates with the Navy, Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the Chemical Biological Defense Program under the overall DoD SBIR program; however, the Army program is autonomous in that it seeks to support Army-specific goals within the framework of the DoD SBIR program.

This area provides: Firm Profile - view your firm's information, as it is stored on the DoD Submission Site. Proposal Status/Debriefing - Army SBIR/STTR proposal debriefing requests (for non-selected proposals) Summary Reports -Summary reports that you have created and their current status Impact/Transition Story -Individual small businesses may complete the SBIR/STTR Impact/Transition Story form highlighting a particular SBIR/STTR project. Phase III Plan Army SBIR Technical Assistants will contact Phase II Awardees and assist to develop and deliver Phase III plans in coordination with government project managers, Phase II company and stakeholders. Those small businesses contacted will be able to go into the Portal and find a template to build a Phase III Plan. This Phase III Plan can be used as a precursor to CPP inclusion or other transition opportunities.

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SBIR PHASE III ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Phase III represents the successful culmination of an SBIR project. While Phase II success is measured by whether the prototype product or service developed by the small business can meet an Army need, Phase III success is indicated by the small business marketing and selling the products or services outside of the SBIR Program. Phase III revenues can be obtained from Government or private customers, and cannot use SBIR funds (these are reserved for Phase I and II projects). The Army publishes an annual Phase III brochure which highlights recent Phase III success stories. You may view recent Army Phase III publications in "PDF" format. These files are available in Adobe Acrobat format, and can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate title on the right side. If you would like more information about the Commercialization Brochure or would like to submit your Phase III success story for potential publication, please contact the SBIR office via e-mail at: army.sbir@us.army.mil. SBIR and Phase III : Transitioning and Other Opportunities (PDF document)

ARMY SBIR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM

2012 Achievement Awards Group Photo

Army SBIR Achievement Awards Image Gallery The Army conducts an annual awards program to recognize SBIR Phase II efforts which exemplify the SBIR goal of bringing innovative technologies and products to the marketplace. All Army SBIR Phase II companies whose project concludes in a given fiscal year are eligible to compete for that year's Achievement Awards. Award winners are selected based on the following four criteria: originality and innovation of research; relevance of the research to the Army mission; immediate commercialization potential of the research, reflecting the primary goal of bringing technology and products to the marketplace; and overall quality performance of the project. Each year, the Army selects the most exceptional Phase II projects and presents awards at a formal awards ceremony, held at a suitably prestigious location in the Washington, DC area. A senior Army Science and Technology official presents the awards to the SBIR companies as well as to their sponsoring Army organization's Technical Director, SBIR Coordinator, and contract Technical Monitor.

The Army SBIR Program Management Office ensures that noteworthy Phase II projects receive widespread recognition. The office prepares a Commercialization Brochure featuring Achievement Award winners recognizing the top projects. These brochures are distributed at all conferences and other meetings at which the SBIR Program participates, providing visibility and potential marketing opportunities for the award winners within the Army and DoD communities, as well as in the private sector. The Army SBIR Achievement Awards Program is sponsored by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology. The Army SBIR Program Management Office is responsible for executing the awards program.

SBA TIBBETTS AWARDS

The Tibbetts Awards are presented to small businesses and individuals judged to exemplify the best in the SBIR program. The award is named for Roland Tibbetts, acknowledged as the father of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and is presented to companies and individuals that promote the mission and goals of the SBIR Program: to stimulate technological innovation; to use small business to meet federal research and development needs; to encourage diverse participation in technological innovation; to increase commercialization of Federal research.